D. Ndirangu Wachanga

"As a teacher, I cannot transfer knowledge to my students. I can only direct their mind to what is real and important and allow them to apprehend it themselves by reinforcing their critical faculty and, as communicators, by sharpening their writing skills while observing ethical practices."

Courses

Mass Media and Society, News Gathering and Reporting

Professional History

• Mayborn Lecturer – Dual appointment  - Journalism and School of Library and Information Sciences – University of North Texas (UNT)
• Graduate Research Assistant – Mayborn Graduate School of Journalism (UNT)
• Bilingual Editor – East African Educational Publishers
• Contributor - Sunday Nation, Kenya
• Contributor - East African Standard, Kenya

Areas of Research and/or Expertise

• Media and the science of information and technology
• African media systems and ethics
• Sanctioned and controlled media and information systems
• Information, meaning and message propagation
• Small world theory
• (Mis)representation in documentary film

Education and Affiliation

• BA – Literature in English and Kiswahili;
  Kiswahili language and linguistics – Egerton University, Kenya
• MJ – Master’s of journalism – University of North Texas
• PhD – Interdisciplinary PhD in information science – University of North Texas

Awards or Achievements

• Mayborn scholar
• Dallas Morning News Award for Literary Competence
• Toulouse Graduate School Achievement Award
• Follett Literary Excellence
• Texas Centre for Digital Knowledge
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society